The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
JOHN R. HENRY
MAKES A STRONG AKGU-
MENT FOR PROHIBITION,
Covering Every Part of the
Ground.
DALLAS OPERA HOUSE, JUNE 10Th.

The proposed amendment to the
Constitution of Texas reads:
"The manufacture, sale aud exchange
OF intoxicating liquors, except for
medical, mechanical, sacramental and
scientific purposes IS hereby prohibit
ed in the State of Texas. The legisla-
ture shall, at the first session held at.
ter the adoption of this amendment
enact necessary laws 10 put this pro-
vision into effect"
Scarcely had the representatives OF
free people submitted to that people
this question to be decided by then. at
the ballot box-that palladium of our
libcrtics-before the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing Association taking umbrage
at the proposed law. issued circular
letter to its customers in Texas.
From st. Louis this corporation an
nounced: 'Its surprise and regret" that
the free people ofTexas, acting through
their legislature. had submitted this
amendment 10 the test of vote.
With unrivalled impudence it made
knowt its regret and displeasure that
this action of the Legislature was made
possible through the "apathy OF the
| friends of personal liberty"
1t graciously declared its confidence
that the "eflorts of the prohibition ia
natics could have been defeated" in the
legislature.
Passing OH from regrets that the
legislature of the State of Texas was
not prevented from acting at all on a
question Of absorbing interest to the
people whose servant 1t was, this cor
poration proceeds to volunteer much
advice as to the plans to be pursued to
"dcfeat prohibition" and to lay this
question at rest forever" and about
how to defeat the " fanatics, preachers
and meddling women from whom 1t
urged the chief danger to alcohol
| comes.
1t demanded " a thorough organiza-
ton ofall elements opposed to prohibi
| ton in order that the tate ofthe amend
ment-that what shall be the constitu-
| ton of reXas-shall BIO forestalled and
secured before the day Of election ar
rives.
IL admouished its partisans to bring
out full vote of all the men in favor
of PERSONAL LIBERTY and against
this invasion Of their VESTED RIGHTS.
1t pledged its own "full aid and sup
port"
1t would seem that this corporatio,
is consumed with anxiety about the
| safety OF the LIBERTIES of the people
of Texas.
It is sorely alarmed lest there be no.
enough of manhood left in the sons of
the fathers who at San Jacinto made
Texas frte to preserve their glorious
heritage.
Cannot Texans defend and main
tain the liberty of Texas without the
money or advice of this beer Brewing
meddler?
A convocation OF gentlemen assem-
bled at the capital Of our State very
soon after this manifesto was issued.
That body proceeded TO call out the
Democratic party of Texas in opposi-
| ton TO the amendment
The party leaders were first called.
If they should respond it was in
tend d to denounce the amendment as
hostile to the organization of the
Democratic party.
IL was intended, by threatening to
read out of the party all prohibition
lists. to create q stampede from the
prohibition ranks into the Democratic
camp.
The issue was a false one. The
Democrats of Texas assembled in con-
vention had declared that prohibition
is not party question
Very many Democrats in Texas are
made out of sterner stuff than these
gentlemen thought, and many of the
chiefs remained in their tents.
Try it who may, and when they
NAV, il will be learned that the Demo-
cratic party cannot be made TO sub
scribe to the doctrine that
it is opposed to every moral
reform, nor can it be thrown as an i'm
passable barrier across the pathway OF
all progress.
The gallant leaders of the move
ment might still have persisted in
their original design of making the
contest strictly party one, notwith-
standing this detection, as they regard
IL. had not the saloon men and manu-
faclurers, who furnish the "sinews Of
war; aud wLo in this contest allow
the leader tc lead so long only as they
travel in the direction they point out,
demanded that the contest be directed
TO the success of whisky, not Demo-
cracy; and for the profit of the saloon
keeper rather than the political adj
vancement of party leaders.
The surrender at the Dallas conven-
ton was complete. The command
was given and obeyed; Democracy to